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Here are some more suggestions:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Best Practices for your Surveys“Ready”- Map it outWhat are you trying to accomplish with your survey?

For many people, mind-mapping or brainstorming is a good way to start out. You should be clear about what you want to know andwhat you will do with this information. You should focus on this before thinking of specific questions. This will help you keep your survey objective and concise.

“Get Set”- Put it together

Would you like to fill out a long… survey?Most people avoid engaging on tasks that are long and require effort. With this in mind, keep your surveys as short as possible. If you must have a lot of fields, make sure to break it down into pages so that the user is not put-off by looking at an endless list of questions.

What kind of questions should I ask?Keep it simple. Questions that demand too much effort to answer may discourage your users from continuing with your survey. Make the questions easy to understand. Remember your objective!

“Other” is sometimes an option.Allow the flexibility of having a “not applicable” or “other” option in questions where there may be a wide range of answers.

Not all fields need to be “required”Time is money and most people are in a hurry. So, only used the “required” feature on the questions that are key for your objective.

Make it intuitiveUse tools to help your users fly through the questions of your survey. Here are some tools to make it easy for your users while giving your survey the professional look and feel that you want. Give them a try!

Keep the number of options reasonable.Have you ever heard of decision fatigue? Having too many choices may result in incomplete surveys. Be empathetic and objective. Strive to make the experience for your users as smooth and effortless as possible.

Take the form for a test drive.Go through the survey yourself. Put yourself in the shoes of the users and see if there is room for improvement. Ask others to have a go at it as well. It is always beneficial to have feedback, so you may want to include an open ended question at the end to allow users to give their opinion and suggestions about the survey itself.

Add the final touchesInclude auto-responder notifications to thank your users. You may want to send them a copy of the responses as well. Give them something to show you are grateful for their time and effort.